dial

Example Sentences

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"We can think of HELZ2 as a kind of dial between the liver and the bloodstream," Dr. Zhang said.

From Science Daily • May 25, 2026

North East voters in this election said they felt someone different deserved a chance to move the dial.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

So Wall Street had plenty of time to dial down its profit estimates.

From MarketWatch • May 2, 2026

OpenAI said that for the bot’s “nerdy” personality, which was designed to dial up the playful language, mentions of goblins in its GPT-5.4 model increased 3,881% from a previous version.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

I’m about to dial again when a flash of yellow in the review mirror catches my attention.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller